Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
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Works as film critic and journalist who covers stories about culture and sustainability. With a degree in Political Sciences, a Master’s in Screenwriting & Film Production, and studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, Chiara has been working in the press since 2003. Italian by blood, British by upbringing, fond of Japanese culture since the age of 7, once a New Yorker always a New Yorker, and an avid traveller, Chiara collaborates with international magazines and radio-television networks. She is also a visual artist, whose eco-works connect to her use of language: the title of each painting is inspired by the materials she upcycles on canvas. Her ‘Material Puns’ have so far been exhibited in four continents, across ten countries. She is a dedicated ARTivist, donating her works to the causes and humanitarians she supports, and is Professor of Phenomenology of Contemporary Arts at Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan.
Works as film critic and journalist who covers stories about culture and sustainability. With a degree in Political Sciences, a Master’s in Screenwriting & Film Production, and studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, Chiara has been working in the press since 2003. Italian by blood, British by upbringing, fond of Japanese culture since the age of 7, once a New Yorker always a New Yorker, and an avid traveller, Chiara collaborates with international magazines and radio-television networks. She is also a visual artist, whose eco-works connect to her use of language: the title of each painting is inspired by the materials she upcycles on canvas. Her ‘Material Puns’ have so far been exhibited in four continents, across ten countries. She is a dedicated ARTivist, donating her works to the causes and humanitarians she supports, and is Professor of Phenomenology of Contemporary Arts at Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan.

Mau, The Designer Forges His Craft As A Tool To Shape The World

Through history art has held the role of an inspirational world shaper. Literature, cinema, painting and sculpture have all conveyed important messages for humanity. The visionary Canadian-born Bruce Mau has dedicated his life to demonstrate how another creative discipline can equally permeate through politics and culture to help build a better tomorrow: design. Mau, written…

Pleasure, Dissertates On Women’s Rights Through Porn

Female empowering chronicles about the sex industry have been fertile ground in recent years for cinema and television. An example can be seen with the American drama television series The Deuce (2017-2019) or with the biopic about the star of Deep Throat, Lovelace (2013). Along these lines, Swedish director Ninja Thyberg returns to the themes…

DOG : Chiara’s Video Review Episode 2

Check out more of our video reviews and interviews on our YouTube channel. Synopsis : DOG is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984…

Netflix’s The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes, Is A Monumental Composition About The Life And Death Of The Hollywood Diva

In 1985 the illustrious Irish author Anthony Summers published the book Goddess, the definitive Marilyn Monroe biography based on over six hundred interviews, that became a New York Times Bestseller. Decades later the mystery surrounding the death of the legendary actress still thrives, to the point that filmmaker Emma Cooper decided to gather all of Summers’…

Alan Pakula: Going For Truth, Brings Into View The Psychologist-Filmmaker

Alan J. Pakula was an insightful film craftsman. He began as a producer and eventually switched to directing, maintaining extreme sensitivity in selecting every story he brought to the silver screen, guiding his actors to embody their characters with utter authenticity. In his lifetime he was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture for To…

Zero Fucks Given, Impressively Captures The Forlorn Frenzy Of Current Youth

Centennials are the ones who are mostly affected by the vacuous disillusion of the current era. If the digital revolution has provided opportunities by creating new professions that never existed before, at the same time it has caused precariat to spread like wildfire to all fields. Jobs as easily as they come can go, just…

Paramount+ Releases The Offer, A Prodigious Trip Behind The Scenes Of The Godfather

Paramount+ makes an offer that all cinephiles cannot refuse: a captivating miniseries chronicling the making of the most legendary of American films. The Offer is based on Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy’s extraordinary, never-before-seen experiences for the production of The Godfather. The first two episodes of the series are directed by two-time BAFTA nominee Dexter…

Charlotte, Depicts The Healing Power Of Art

The animated biopic directed by Erin Warin and Tahir Rana follows the coming-of-age of artist Charlotte Salomon throughout the Second World War. Charlotte portrays how a young woman finds refuge in her craft, as she defies all odds to create her timeless chef-d’œuvre. Charlotte Salomon was a young German-Jewish painter who had to flee from…

Petite Maman, Magic Realism Pulls Together A Mother And Daughter

After the success of Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Céline Sciamma returns with a delicate cinematic fable that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality: Petite Maman. Sciamma is known for her films Water Lilies, Tomboy, Girlhood, and the stop-motion animation that she co-wrote: My Life as a Courgette. The French filmmaker has the…

Aline, Takes Inspiration From Céline Dion To Portray A Modern Fanny Brice

Inspired by the life of Céline Dion, director, screenwriter and actress Valérie Lemercier brings to the silver screen an homage to the singer…that is not entirely a biopic. Aline is an ambitious and energetic melange of genres, where drama, comedy and music coalesce. Valérie embodies the titular character, but the songs of Aline are entrusted…